1st Film opening analysis
In this task i will be analysing three action movie opening scenes.
First, i will be analysing the opening scene of the movie The Avengers age of Ultron.
The film with a shot of two of the main superheroes (Hawkeye and Black widow) driving a car in the middle of the battle while they are being chased by enemies. And suddenly, other superheroes appear and start fighting enemies with their characteristic super powers which is a pretty fast way to re-introduce the characters to the main plot or scene. This shot changes heights while the camera moves around the cars which are the main point of action, this shot is a classic shot used in the opening scenes of various superheroes sequels because is an exiting, fast and intense way of getting the characters back into action .
And in the following shot we can also see how they have done an epic shot of all the superheroes in the same frame. Also, they are all showing off their characteristic super powers in the same frame to stand out from each other and help the audience distinguish between each superhero. This is a well know and well used technique in the industry of superheroes movies.
There is also many props being used in the scene such as cars, weapons, motorcycles, a shield, a bow, many bluetooth ear pieces, etc. This are all well placed and definitely have a good quality and fit perfectly to each character/shot.
Also, there is a non-voice communication (as well as a spoken dialogue) between the superheroes in which they are fighting and they collaborate with each other without speaking. But this is not a hybrid genre scene. Every single shot and second of the scene just shows action and all the cliches/characteristics of an action film.
How we can see in the background of every scene, they are in a mountain which is full of snow. This could be a clue of their location because it doesn't snow in every country and there is countries where there is no mountains. This would make man average person think that it could be somewhere near Russia. Later in this movie we get told that this is happening in a country called "Sokovia" which i would believe was a created country for movie purposes and doesn't really exist. But we know that this country was mean't to be in Europe and how i mentioned before, it was near Russia.
The characters are presented as super humans which are able to overpower all of their inferior enemies. This is because they are mean't to be the strongest and most powerful human beings in the universe. This can be called stereotypical because many superheroes are presented like this in their respective movies. The only time a hero got really hurt was by a super villain when the super villain was being presented in the movie.
The pacing of this opening is really fast. Every scene lasts a short amount of time due to the camera moving so fast through the action This has an impact on the viewer which makes them feel the intensity of the situation.
There is many fast cuts that help the intensity rise and has a positive impact on the audience. And to that, they added a fast paced background song which also helps set the pace of the editing. There was CGI used in many scenes, such as whenever The hulk appears because he is literally made of GCI, the tanks, the arrows shot by Hawkeye, etc. This has an effect of amaze on the audience, because it shows objects and beings which could never be made in real life, look real.
The music used how i mentioned earlier is just a background soundtrack which does help set the tone and pace of the scene. But the sound effects don't get overshadowed by the music, they are louder and very well placed. And the sound effects (when played with a good stereo) can make the audience feel like they are in the middle of the battlefield.
Opening scene analysed:
https://youtu.be/gsWyLwj6r2k
How we can see in the background of every scene, they are in a mountain which is full of snow. This could be a clue of their location because it doesn't snow in every country and there is countries where there is no mountains. This would make man average person think that it could be somewhere near Russia. Later in this movie we get told that this is happening in a country called "Sokovia" which i would believe was a created country for movie purposes and doesn't really exist. But we know that this country was mean't to be in Europe and how i mentioned before, it was near Russia.
The characters are presented as super humans which are able to overpower all of their inferior enemies. This is because they are mean't to be the strongest and most powerful human beings in the universe. This can be called stereotypical because many superheroes are presented like this in their respective movies. The only time a hero got really hurt was by a super villain when the super villain was being presented in the movie.
The pacing of this opening is really fast. Every scene lasts a short amount of time due to the camera moving so fast through the action This has an impact on the viewer which makes them feel the intensity of the situation.
There is many fast cuts that help the intensity rise and has a positive impact on the audience. And to that, they added a fast paced background song which also helps set the pace of the editing. There was CGI used in many scenes, such as whenever The hulk appears because he is literally made of GCI, the tanks, the arrows shot by Hawkeye, etc. This has an effect of amaze on the audience, because it shows objects and beings which could never be made in real life, look real.
The music used how i mentioned earlier is just a background soundtrack which does help set the tone and pace of the scene. But the sound effects don't get overshadowed by the music, they are louder and very well placed. And the sound effects (when played with a good stereo) can make the audience feel like they are in the middle of the battlefield.
Opening scene analysed:
https://youtu.be/gsWyLwj6r2k
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